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Paul Willan | Partner
Paul joined Linder Myers in 2004 following the merger of his firm, Willan Bootland of which he was a founder. He has also been managing agent of Greg’s Properties Limited since 2004 and of Roveglio Limited since 2003.
He is a Partner and Head of the Corporate Commercial.
Paul specialises in company and commercial work, including:
- company takeovers
- mergers
- joint ventures
- asset deals
- corporate finance
- patent licensing
- commercial conveyancing
- tax planning
- rent acts
- contract negotiation
- offshore trusts
- intellectual property
Paul is a Cavaliere al ordine del merito della Republica Italiana (the equivalent of a Knighthood). In addition, he has a number of appointments as a director of private companies.
Languages: Italian and French
Former appointments: Director of Tysons (Contractors) plc.; Spath Holme Limited; Globe Equities Limited; Former Chairman of BPF Working Party; Secretary to Powerbeam Technologies Ltd (a joint venture with the Atomic Energy Authority); Member of Residential Investor's Committee of the British Property Federation.
Memberships: Manchester real tennis and racquets club, Bowdon tennis club, Manchester Property gun and punt club. Warrington and district rifle club. British/ Italian Chamber of commerce, various virtual organisations on Linked in.
Reported Cases
House of Lords
- R –v- Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and Another ex parte Spath Holme Limited (2001) 1 AER 129
Court of Appeal
- Spath Holme Ltd -v- Chairman of Greater Manchester and Lancashire Rent Assessment Committee (Court of Appeal) (1995) 49 E.G. 128; (1995) T.L.R. August 9; (1995) 71 P&CR, D8, EGCS 134. (1996)
- Curtis -v- Chairwoman of the London Rent Assessment Committee (No. 2) (Court of Appeal) (1997) 4 A.E.R.842 (1997) EGCS132
- Globe Equities Limited -v- Globe Legal Services and Others (Court of Appeal) TLR. 14 April 1999. (1999) BLR 232.
- R -v- Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and Another, Ex Parte Spath Holme Limited T.L.R. 15 February 2000; (2000) EGCS 10.
- Gardner –v- Parker (2004) AER (D) 249
High Court
- omitted due to length
Professional Publications
- 2 chapters on “Share Farming” and “the Single Farm Payment” in Agricultural Law, Tax and Finance (Lennon & MacKay) published by Thomson, Sweet & Maxwell December 2006.
- “Rent Capping Abolition and its Consequences” - The Property Journal - British Property Federation March 2000.
- “To Cap It All” - Residential Investor February 2000.
- “Fair Rent Cap goes for Judicial Review” - The Property Journal - British Property Federation September 1999.
- “Euro Hope for Rent Fairness” - Residential Investor February 1999.
- "Appeal Court Rules for Transparency in Fair Rents" - The Property Journal - British Property Federation, December 1997.
- (Others omitted due to length)
